Tag: Water
Adelaide Desalination Plant – tips for Cape Town?
Desalination technology has been around for many years and is not the panacea but part of the solution including ground water extraction, rainwater harvesting...
Cape Town launches map to track water usage
The City of Cape Town has launched a water map to assist residents to track their water usage.
“Our water map marks residential...
Sapoa concerned about funding Cape Town water projects
The South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa) is concerned that the City of Cape Town is not receiving the necessary income needed to fund projects for emergency water supply augmentation projectsthat...
Cape Town digs deep to mitigate drought
In a bid to stave off Day Zero, the City of Cape Town is drilling its aquifers to abstract groundwater, which are expected to...
Water storage – a crucial role in water management
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Water from private boreholes not meant for sale
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) says it has become aware of a trend where people sell water from private boreholes.
“Any such sale would need a requisite licence to...
Cape Town’s Water Resilience Plan
Cape Town Executive Mayor Patricia de Lille has announced the city’s Water Resilience Plan. A procurement plan is already underway for a number of...
Major fresh water resource discovered in the Western Cape
An unprecedented discovery of a fresh water resource has been found in Beaufort West, in the Western Cape, the Department of Mineral Resources said...
Jail time for water-wasters as Cape Town approaches day zero
The City of Cape Town has proposed a new set of by-laws which includes possible jail time for heavy water users as the Western...
Only 13 out of 35 Cape Town public pools open
Cape Town is experiencing some scorching days in the midst of the drought.
In previous summers, Capetonians could cool down in one of the numerous...
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